To create meaningful change by increasing communication, partnerships, and goodwill among stakeholders in the areas of mental health clinical research, advocacy, and treatment with emphasis on community and advocacy engagement, stigma reduction, and ensuring that clinical research is widely recognized as a trusted care option.
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FEATURED PODCAST
Video Spotlight: Michelle Hammer’s Story – Living with Schizophrenia
In this powerful short video, advocate and artist Michelle Hammer shares her personal journey with schizophrenia. Diagnosed in her early twenties after years of navigating paranoia and psychosis, Michelle now channels her experience into advocacy through her brand, Schizophrenic.NYC.
Michelle’s perspective reinforces the need for research to remain grounded in the voices of those it serves and her voice highlights why incorporating the perspectives of those with lived experience is essential to building trust and improving outcomes in schizophrenia research and care.
We recognize that mental health clinical research is a particularly challenging area within research so we’ve brought together stakeholders from pharma, CRO’s, and sites to identify some obstacles and challenges unique to CNS research.
The STARR Site Certification is a result of these conversations.
WHY GET STARR CERTIFIED?
Leverage a greater network by engaging in the community and advocacy.
Increase subject retention and overall research success by promoting empathy and communication between site staff and patients.
Increase site staff’s overall job satisfaction and commitment by encouraging awareness and involvement in the bigger picture.
By becoming certified through the STARR Site Certification program, Sponsors and CRO’s are able to immediately identify research sites adhering to the STARR standards and best practices.
The Messaging Committee created a series of commercials to address the stigma of mental illness and promote research. These videos are available to Coalition members to use for website, social media, or television spots. We can edit your organizations information to the end of the spots. To see more videos, log into the Community Login and look in the Gallery.
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